LONG BEACH, CA — The Long Beach Grand Cru competition held over the weekend was a medal bumper crop for New York State wines — 115 medals, among them 10 best-of-class, 26 gold, 55 silver and 24 bronze. Best-of-class winners, which were in the final “sweepstakes” round, included: • 1 for 21 Brix — Ella’s […]
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The Hudson Valley Wine & Grape Association is accepting entries for its Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition, to be judged on September 8. “The competition is part of the Hudson Valley Wine Festival, who will be hosting the judging for the second year. The top categories of the competition will be announced during the […]
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STRASBOURG, France — Judges at the prestigious Riesling du Monde competition this year awarded 63 gold medals. However, despite the rise of Rieslings in America, particularly in the Finger Lakes, only one went to an American entry. Anthony Road Wine Company‘s 2009 Finger Lakes Riesling Martini-Reinhardt Selection was awarded a gold medal. By country, 38 […]
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Thanks to Jim Trezise at the New York Wine & Grape Foundation for this update on how New York wines fared in recent California competitions: • Monterey Wine Competition Swedish Hill 2010 Late Harvest Vignoles took “Best of Show Dessert Wine.” Goose Watch 2010 Traminette and Merritt Bella Rosa took “Best of Class” in their […]
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So, you think your homemade beer or wine is good stuff? The competition organizers for the Great New York State Fair would like to talk to you. Amateur homebrewers and winemakers 21 and older can submit entries in home brew, commerical wine and amateur wine categories. There is a range of entry fees. Competition rules, […]
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TROY — Brown’s Brewing Company will host its 2nd annual Firehouse Chili Cookoff this Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. in Brown’s Revolution Hall. The event, which is is a fundraiser for the Firemen’s Home, is open to the public with $10 admission at the door. The price allows guests unlimited chili samples from all […]
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TAMPA, FL — New York wines collected a whopping 155 medals at the Florida State Fair International Wine & Grape Juice Competition held Thursday through today. (OK, I don’t know at what point a total begins to “whop,” but 155 seems a reasonable amount.) Of that count, 16 were double gold (unanimous vote of the […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — New York State food and drink makers picked up some honors in the Good Food Awards event just concluded over the weekend. The Good Food Awards were created through a collaboration of food producers, farmers, food journalists and independent grocers organized by Seedling Projects. That team nominated judges from across the country […]
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ROCHESTER — Twenty-one wines, a third of them from New York State producers, earned double-gold honors in the recent American Wine Society competition held here. To earn double gold, a wine must be unanimously selected by the judges on the panel initially tasting it. The New Yorkers were: • Swedish Hill Winery 2010 Delaware • […]
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